Janne Halmkrona

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Janne Halmkrona
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Born (1968-04-29) 29 April 1968 (age 57)
Finland
NationalityFinnish
OccupationMusician
Known forBest known for playing in CMX

Janne Halmkrona (born 29 April 1968) is a Finnish musician. He is best known for playing in CMX, a band he joined in 1990, replacing Kimmo Suomalainen. He has also released two albums with Sapattivuosi, a Black Sabbath tribute band. [1] Halmkrona also worked as an A&R manager for Sony BMG Finland.

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Halmkrona holds a master's degree in musicology. [2] His playing has been influenced by bands such as the Sex Pistols, Judas Priest, Yes and Genesis. [3] In addition to his guitar playing, he has also done radio work for Radio Helsinki, hosting a weekly show "Sabotaasi" and "Heviurpot", where he and Lasse Kurki played 1980s hard rock classics. [4]

Halmkrona has co-produced two CMX albums, Veljeskunta (1991) and Aion (2003), as well as Sodankylä (2004) by Maj Karma. He has also worked as executive producer for pop singer/pianist Elviira. [5] [6]

Discography

With CMX

See CMX discography .

With Sapattivuosi

With Aki Tykki & Kanuunaorkesteri

References

  1. Imperiumi.net | Tulostinystävällinen versio
  2. Humanistilehti 4
  3. The Crash – Finpop.net [ usurped ]
  4. "Seuraava trendi – heviurpot – – Blogit – HS.fi". Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  5. Imperiumi.net
  6. Elviira – Musiikki [ permanent dead link ]
  7. finnishcharts.com – Discography Sapattivuosi